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Frances Black

Frances Black, a new Oley member and donor, writes, “I am glad for this opportunity to thank [Oley for its] excellent LifelineLetter publication… Each one has contained helpful information...>>more

Dale & Martha Delano

“We want to support a community for those who have conditions like Dale’s so they can benefit from each other’s experiences, and we want medical professionals to work cooperatively to help address our challenges. We feel that Oley does both of these things...”>>more

Ann LaBotz

Like many with short bowel syndrome, I’ve experienced the need to get to a toilet immediately. Thank goodness the few times this has happened the establishment owners have realized what a panic state I’m in and have kindly let me use their private facilities. I’m sure at some point I will run into someone who needs a little more proof, so I recently ordered a Bathroom Access Card from Oley. As soon as I got it in the mail I went online and made a contribution. This organization is so important for all of us with severe digestive problems. It’s the area of the body the public still can’t talk about. Thanks for all you do. Order your FREE Bathroom Access Card through the online store or by calling (518) 262-5079/(800) 776-6539.

Kathleen McInnes

Ensuring the survival of the Oley Foundation was an important goal for Kathleen McInnes. Oley was a critical source of information and community for herself and many others...>>more

Darlene Kelly, MD, PhD

Several years ago Oley co-founder Dr. Lyn Howard told me of a unique way to give to Oley, by making the foundation a beneficiary...>>more

Ann & Mike Weaver

“We have tried to give back to Oley each and every year. Oley has helped our family and we want to help Oley continue its mission...>>more

Rob & Tammi Stillion

Tammi and Rob Stillion have been managing the Oley Foundation’s Equipment-Supply Exchange since 2009. The Stillions help coordinate hundreds of exchanges each month—helping those who...>>more

Bill Fitzpatrick, Sr.

My family and I have been supporters of the Oley Foundation since it was founded in the early 1980s. Our oldest son, Bill Jr., has been on a tube-feeding regimen for the past thirty years...>>more

Carol & Jack Leibee

My wife, Carol, and I have been supporters of the Oley Foundation since we first learned about it in 2005. That was the year I was diagnosed with short bowel syndrome (SBS) as a result of a small bowel bypass...>>more

Jane & John Balint, MD

I have a practice focused on those with intestinal failure. It was through Dr. Howard, my father (Dr. John Balint), and the family of one of those first patients that I learned of Oley and the tremendous support...>>more

Ceil & David McGee

I have lived on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) seven days a week for almost eight years. I learned about Oley during the first nine months of adjusting, while trying to find ways to improve my quality of life. At first, it was the Oley newsletters...>>more

Josie Stone, RN, CPNP, CRNI

In my life there is one organization that is always at the top of my list: the Oley Foundation. I have no hesitation in offering Oley my support and recommending to others that they do the same...>>more

Sarah Higgins

I spoke first to Cathy Harrington, who is wonderful, helpful, and current. Then the newsletter started arriving. I truly could not believe other people endured things that we did, knew the terminology, and through their writings...>>more

Faith & Richard Dillon

“We know, because of our daughter, that people who are on TPN feel kind of lonesome sometimes. The Oley Foundation gives them [home nutrition support consumers] someone behind them...>>more

Leah & Steve Atkinson

“For us, the commitment to participate in regularly planned giving to the Oley Foundation wasn’t a difficult one. Oley has become an integral part of our son Jameson’s life...>>more

Pat Brown, RN, MSN, OCN, CNSN

“I donate to Oley in memory and in honor of consumers and friends, and my patients here at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center who have benefited from the support...>>more

Rick Davis

As the volunteer president of the Oley Foundation, I thought it would be cool to do the hike as a fund-raiser for Oley. The fact that an old guy who can’t even eat or drink without a feeding tube would even try such an improbable feat...>>more

Dr. Lyn Howard, MD

“Oley has won its stripes. It is a survivor, just as much as its members are survivors. Kicking off an endowment campaign is a perfect way to help Oley be here for homePEN consumers...>>more

Dr. Lillian Harvey Banchik

Lillian Harvey Banchik, MD, made a special gift to the Oley Foundation in memory of Homer M. Harvey, her father who passed away November 2015...>>more

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Updated in 2015 with a generous grant from Shire, Inc.

This website was updated in 2015 with a generous grant from Shire, Inc. This website is an educational resource. It is not intended to provide medical advice or recommend a course of treatment. You should discuss all issues, ideas, suggestions, etc. with your clinician prior to use. Clinicians in a relevant field have reviewed the medical information; however, the Oley Foundation does not guarantee the accuracy of the information presented, and is not liable if information is incorrect or incomplete. If you have questions please contact Oley staff.